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RADIO PROGRAMMING
HOW TO TURN CHANNEL SCAN ON / OFF
1.
Follow the instructions in FIG-5 to place the radio in
the Program/ Readout Mode.
2.
Using the PTT (push-to-talk) button and the LED
display, enter a single digit code "1" to turn channel
scan on, or code "2" to turn channel scan off.
3.
Pause—the display will change and show a hyphen,
you will also hear a short low tone.
4.
Press and release the On/ Volume Up to
SAVE
your
programming entry. The radio will sound a triple beep
to indicate that programming was successful.
5.
Turn the radio
OFF
and then
ON
again—the radio is
now ready to use.
HOW TO TURN WEATHER CHANNEL ON / OFF
1.
Follow the instructions in FIG-5 to place the radio in
the Program/ Readout Mode.
2.
Using the PTT (push-to-talk) button and the LED
display, enter a single digit code "3" to turn weather
channel on, or code "4" to turn weather channel off.
3.
Pause—the display will change and show a hyphen,
you will also hear a short low tone.
4.
Press and release the On/ Volume Up to
SAVE
your
programming entry. The radio will sound a triple beep
to indicate that programming was successful.
5.
Turn the radio
OFF
and then
ON
again—the radio is
now ready to use.
HOW TO TURN WEATHER ALERT ON / OFF
1.
Follow the instructions in FIG-5 to place the radio in
the Program/ Readout Mode.
2.
Using the PTT (push-to-talk) button and the LED
display, enter a single digit code "5" to turn weather
alert on, or code "6" to turn weather alert off.
3.
Pause—the display will change and show a hyphen,
you will also hear a short low tone.
4.
Press and release the On/ Volume Up to
SAVE
your
programming entry. The radio will sound a triple beep
to indicate that programming was successful.
5.
Turn the radio
OFF
and then
ON
again—the radio is
now ready to use.
PC PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES
The PBS "D-Series" base radio has many features
available through PC programming. See your Ritron
dealer or contact Ritron directly for PC programming of
these option.
Receive and Transmit Frequency
on any channel can be programmed to
any valid frequency within it's designated band. (See "PBS D-Series
Model Numbers" for frequency bands)
QC or DQC Selective Signaling
on any channel can decode and encode any
of 51 available QC privacy codes or 83 available DQC digital privacy
codes.
Squelch Tightener
on any channel can adjust carrier squelch UP to block
distant signals or DOWN to hear more distant signals.
Wide or Narrow Band Transmit
on any channel.
Transmit Power
can be set on any channel to high or low power.
Monitor Lock Out
can be set on any channel to prevent monitoring of the
channel, only broadcasts with the correct QC or DQC code can be heard.
Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel
can be set on any channel to prevent
transmitting when a broadcast is present on the receiver that does not
carry the correct code. This feature is usually used in conjunction with
Monitor Lock Out.
Courtesy Beep
sounds a short tone at the end of each received transmission
to indicate that the channel is clear and you may transmit.
Transmit Clear To Talk Beep
Any channel can be set to sound a short tone
after the PTT has been pressed to indicate that the radio is ready for you to
begin talking.
Transmit Time Out
time can be changed.
Power Saver
"sleep" time can be set, or power saver can be disabled.
Disable Field Programming
to allow PC programming only.
4-Hour Inactivity Turn-Off
can be set to turn the radio off automatically if
not used for over 4 hours.
Scan Channel
can be programmed or edited to include any of the radio
channels, even channels that are not selected with the Channel Selector
button. Other programmable scan features include scan resume delay
time, busy channel blocking, last active channel beeps, and priority
scanning options.
2-Tone Paging Decode
can be set on any channel. Programmable options
include the setting of the 2 tone frequencies and duration, all call, group
call, call transpond, automatic setting of 2-tone decode when the channel is
selected, automatic reset of the 2-tone decode if a call is not answered
within 15 seconds, and automatically set the radio to carrier squelch mode
after a 2-tone page is received.
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FIG-5:
HOW TO PLACE THE RADIO IN
PROGRAM / READOUT MODE
2. PRESS & HOLD
THE PUSH-TO-
TALK BUTTON.
3. PRESS &
RELEASE -THE
RADIO WILL START
BEEPING RAPIDLY.
1. PRESS & HOLD UNTIL
THE "RADIO OFF"
TONES ARE HEARD,
THEN RELEASE.
4. CONTINUE HOLDING THE PUSH-
TO-TALK BUTTON UNTIL THE
BEEPING STOPS, THEN
RELEASE IT.
5. THE RADIO WILL EMIT A
TRIPLE TONE: IT IS NOW IN
PROGRAM/READOUT MODE..
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